N1Noun
詠む
よむ
Meaning
- 1.to compose (a Japanese poem)
- 2.to write
- 3.to use as the theme of a poem
Meanings across languages
- English
- to compose (a Japanese poem), to write, to use as the theme of a poem
- Tiếng Việt
- sáng tác (thơ Nhật), viết, làm chủ đề thơ
- 日本語
- 詩を作る, 書く, 詩のテーマとして使う
- 한국어
- 시를 짓다, 쓰다, 시의 주제로 사용하다
- 中文
- 创作（日本诗）, 写作, 用作诗的主题
- Bahasa Indonesia
- menyusun puisi
- ภาษาไทย
- แต่งกลอน
- Español
- componer
- Français
- composer
- Deutsch
- dichten
- Português
- compor
Kanji used
Example sentences
享楽の瞬間を詠むことで、全てがより丹精になると伺いました。
I heard that by composing about moments of pleasure, everything becomes more refined.
人々は哀れを詠む句を吟じる
People chant verses that express sorrow.
Related words
朗詠
ろうえい
recitation (of Japanese or Chinese poem)
N1詠吟
えいぎん
reciting poetry
N1吟詠
ぎんえい
recitation (of a Chinese or Japanese poem), chanting
N1詠み人知らず
よみびとしらず
author unknown, anonymous
N1遺詠
いえい
posthumous song or poem
N1詠歌
えいか
poem (esp. tanka), song
N1詠唱
えいしょう
aria, singing
N1詠進
えいしん
presentation of a poem (to the Court or a shrine)
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